Weather: It’s colder than your ice box...
THE cold snap is likely to leave Britain shivering for another 14 days, forecasters said last night.
Temperatures were expected to drop below -20C (-4F) in some parts over night, lower than the temperature in domestic freezers.
Met Office experts said similar temperatures could continue for another two weeks.
A spokesman said: “There is no real sign of anything improving for at least another one to two weeks. It may get slightly less cold but will by no means be warm.”
Last night, Andy Ratcliffe, Meteogroup forecaster, said the Highlands would bear the brunt. He said: “In Scotland it could be the coldest night of the winter, with temperatures as low as the -20s in the Highlands.
“Snow showers will creep in to parts of East Anglia, Kent and Scotland again overnight and tomorrow. There will also be a wind-chill factor going into the weekend making many areas, even in daytime, feel like -7C.”
The Met Office said temperatures would struggle to get above freezing today.
